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This Lemon Spinach Pasta with Mushrooms is a vegan-friendly dinner that’s ready in about 20 minutes!
Lemon Spinach Pasta with Mushrooms
Who says healthy, delicious meals have to be time consuming?
I like to have several recipes that are incredibly easy and fast for nights when I simply do not have the time for a complicated dinner. My goal for these recipes is that they are faster than takeout-– about 20 minutes or less.
Making Lemon Spinach Pasta
To make this Lemon Spinach Pasta with Mushrooms, start by heating up a big pot of salted water until it reaches a rolling boil.
While your water is heating up, sauté the mushrooms in a little butter or olive oil in a large pan. Add the garlic, lemon juice, lemon zest, and spinach. Cover the pan to allow the spinach to slightly wilt, and take it off the heat.
Take the pasta out of the water about 2 minutes before it’s done cooking. Pull it straight from the pan, shake off a little of the water, and add it to the pan with the spinach and mushrooms.
Toss the pasta and veggies until everything is combined, and then toss in some sesame seeds and almonds for protein. If you want, add some Parmesan (or vegan Parmesan).
Serve this easy vegetarian meal right away!
Lemon Spinach Pasta with Mushrooms
Want more PASTA recipes? Try these:
- Scallop Pasta Recipe: Fra Diavolo
- Spinach Mac and Cheese with Pesto
- Seafood Macaroni and Cheese with Sardines
Want more QUICK AND EASY DINNER recipes? Try these:
Lemon Spinach Pasta with Mushrooms
Ingredients
- 1 lb spaghetti
- 2 TB butter (or sub olive oil)
- 4 oz baby portobellos, sliced
- 2 garlic cloves
- 8 oz fresh spinach
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced
- 1/4 cup almond slivers
- 1 TB sesame seeds
- Optional: freshly grated Parmesan OR vegan Parmesan
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Add pasta and cook al dente-- this means you'll stop cooking it 1-2 minutes BEFORE the package directions tell you too.
- In large pan, sauté butter on medium heat, 1-2 minutes. Add mushrooms, and sauté until browned.
- Add garlic, lemon juice, lemon zest, and spinach. Lower heat to low. Cover pan and allow spinach to wilt, tossing occasionally.
- When pasta is done cooking, use tongs or pasta serving spoon to pull pasta straight out of the water, gently shake off excess water, and set it into the pot with the spinach. Toss pasta with spinach on low heat, incorporating sauce with pasta, and allowing spinach to finish wilting.
- Toss almonds and sesame seeds into pasta, and serve immediately. Add Parmesan if desired..
Nutrition
Recipe Adapted from: Taste of Home
This looks yummy! It’s great to have some simple pasta recipes up your sleeve, and I never thought to use lemon
Thanks! It definitely makes dinner easier yes!
I love lemon and spinach together and how much flavor they can add without a lot of work. Looks delicious!
Thanks! And me too!!
This looks great. Simple everyday ingredients that combine to make an amazing dish! I think I’d sauté some shrimp with this, too. Yum!
Thanks! Shrimp would be fantastic with this!
This sounds like such a great combination Sarah! And I agree healthy, tasty dinners don’t have to be time consuming..Looks like you got a winner 🙂
Sounds like a delicious way to serve spinach. 😉 A beautiful recipe!
I’ve never used lemon in a pasta dish, but have seen so many recipes that do! I think I need to experiment!
It’s tasty!!
I love lemon pasta and I love spinach, this is my kind of dish! Very comforting and delicious
This is really pretty, and I bet it’s delicious, so full of flavor and I love the kick of lemon!
Thanks!
Love dishes like this for busy weeknights! Like you said – simple and delicious….and soooo much better than frozen pizza 😉
This sounds so light and refreshing and perfect for summer!
Perfect for busy weeknight. Pasta is so delicious, and the lemon and spinach make such a great addition to any shape of pasta you love to eat. Love the simplicity of this dish.
Pasta is totally my go-to when I need to do something easy and tasty, so it’s always nice to have another recipe to fall back on. Love the use of lemon here – it’s such a nice way to give a bright bit of punch to pasta. I don’t use spinach very often with pasta, but given that it’s one of the leafy greens I can consistently get my kids to eat, I might have to give this a go!
I love adding spinach to the pasta water- it cooks so perfectly that way!
Yum, I just love how quick and easy this is. So perfect for busy weeknights, and hot nights where you don’t want to heat up the kitchen too much!! Plus lemon and garlic is my favorite pasta flavor combo, so I am sold!!
Thanks! And you’re right- I hate turning the oven on when it’s hot outside!
I definitely need more quick and easy recipes like this in my meal rotation!
I love a good pasta dish on a busy night. It’s so satisfying and comforting. That zested and juiced lemon is seriously calling my name. Lemony pasta dishes are just the best! And with the spinach and mushrooms? Love the flavor combo here!
Thanks Amanda!
Pasta dinner on a weeknight is pure bliss. Love mushrooms in it along with bell peppers. like the idea of adding lemon to it! Nice recipe.
Thanks!!!